The children's corner at the Boi mela, filled with books, is always a friendly, fun and happening area. In fact, this is the nook where you

Every February, I do not let go of the opportunity to revive my love for reading by visiting the Boi Mela. I let my children accompany

Born on 16 October, 1956, in Barisal, Bangladesh, Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah was a Bengali poet who was popular for his

What an amazing experience it was to read the article titled 'A Life Changing Journey' in the Star Weekend issue of February 10, 2017. I

In the world of visual arts, Nasir Ali Mamun needs no introduction. For more than five decades, his iconic photographs have inspired

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Exasperation. That would be the word best used to describe a Gulshan man's disposition when he realised a cop was demanding 1200

Is the number of people who were killed and thirty others injured after a bus collided with a microbus in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi, last

Share-net Bangladesh, a knowledge platform, organised the first discussion of its kind that focused upon SRHR (Sexual Reproductive

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The Ekushey Boi mela is a little more fun on the weekends when families and children crowd the popular stalls, not to mention the series

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Do you often find yourself fidgeting with your smart phone or tab when in fact you are supposed to be sound asleep? Or, do you get

'Quazi Awar Hossain' and 'Sheba Prokashoni' - needs no introduction. Neither does 'Hasan Khurshid Rumi- this 'Puppet Master' is responsible for creating writers and translators – probably even he doesn't know how many. Being the Editor of countless translated Books of all classic- thrillers, horrors, shorts, novels, non-fictions, etc.; and of course, quoting one of Humayun Ahmed's book dedication to Mr. Rumi - “The Man Holding the Flag of Bangladesh's Science-fiction Scene”.

Fida, Riaz, and Shoumen decide to run away and never come back! The reason behind this -- their midterm results. They are students of Physics at Dhaka University as was the writer of this book.

Isteaque Ahmed is an outstanding writer where short stories are concerned. For some reason, after publishing a book of shorts, he switched to novels – which, in my opinion, failed to stand out. But as I walked through his latest- 'Shilpi Studio', it's clear that he has finally been blessed with the gift of writing novels.

To many readers 'Professor Jhomlu' is not an alien, neither are his strange inventions and even stranger adventurous expeditions. In fact, the writer claims to learn about all this from emails written and sent to him by the Professor himself.

The writer calls it a 'novel', which to an extent it is, but it walks straight on a tight rope between fiction and non-fiction. Like the name suggests, it is the journey of Bengali Rock Music but seen through the eyes of a young boy who is a crazy fan of the world rock music.

The 'hero' of the novel Majnu, unlike his very backward name is pretty forward as a character. His life story, may not be the same but just as diverse and struggling as the writer himself.

This is one of those books which right after you finish reading, all you want to do is -- NOTHING! Maybe just sit at the corner of a dark balcony, with no-one around you to talk to, nothing in front to look at, or anything in your mind to think about – just utter silence is what you need.